For those who are interested in joining the government, you are encouraged
to attend this workshop. For those who are interested in attending the
workshop, please contact Dr. NG Lip-tet (Tel: 2867-5423 or Email: ltng@fehd.gov.hk).
You would have to make reservation in advance and get a registration badge
for participation.

Please note payment by credit card is in AUS$ and made directly to Therapon.

Numbers are limited to 50 attendees so please book early to avoid missing
out on this excellent opportunity.

27th July
Wednesday

'A Second Neurotic Evening' with Dr Dianne Lu, BVetMed, MVM, Dip ECVN

A follow up talk focussing on Ataxia.

Mariner's Club, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Time: 8pm

Fees for both events which can be paid on the night (by cash or cheque
payable to 'HKVA Ltd') are $50 for members and $150 for non members (there
also is chance to join the HKVA at the seminars).

A light curry supper will be available plus a cash bar.

These will be informal and social evenings in which participants will
be encouraged to share their thoughts and experiences on the topic and
hopefully learn from the experiences of others, please make every effort
to attend.

13 - 15 July

The Third International Symposium on Genetics of Animal Health

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.

Registration and abstract information, sponsors and invited speakers
lists
are available on the web site: http://www.ans.iastate.edu/GAH2005.html
Important dates: Abstracts due: March 1, 2005.
Early registration due: April 15, 2005.

This conference will unite researchers from academia and industry to
discuss the latest developments in genetics and genomics of prevention
of disease in farmed, wild, and companion animals. The progress of future
research to protect animal health requires deliberate multi-species and
multi-disciplinary integration. State-of-the-science presentations from
invited speakers and contributed papers will provide the foundation for
futuristic discussions of the role of genomics in improving animal and
human health.

Satellite event: a two-day short course on statistical design and analysis
of microarray experiments will be offered by Dr. Daniel Nettleton, Department
of Statistics, Iowa State University, July 11 - 12, 2005. Information
on this short course will soon be available as a link on the symposium
web site.

by Dr Paul Gibbs, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS
Professor of Virology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida

Paul
Gibbs graduated as a veterinarian from the University of Bristol in 1967
and subsequently focused his career on the epidemiology, control and prevention
of emerging viral diseases. For nearly 10 years he worked at the Institute
of Animal Health in the UK on diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease,
bluetongue, sheep pox, and rinderpest. In 1979, he joined the newly established
College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. In Florida,
apart from teaching, he has worked on several emerging problems and foreign
animal diseases that threaten the USA, most recently West Nile virus encephalitis
in horses, canine influenza, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The
focus of his work often takes him overseas to investigate emerging problems.
He is a consultant to several international agencies and pharmaceutical
companies.

This lecture is jointly sponsored by Hills Pet Nutrition and Royal Canin
Hong Kong.